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Imagine being two games down in the biggest match of your life—against the reigning World Champion, with the whole world watching. That’s exactly where Bobby Fischer found himself in the 1972 World Chess Championship against Boris Spassky.
After forfeiting Game 2, Fischer trailed 0–2 in the match, and many doubted whether he could recover. But in Game 3, Fischer played one of the most instructive positional masterpieces in chess history.
He didn’t rely on flashy tactics or combinations—instead, he followed a few simple positional rules that slowly squeezed Spassky into submission, marking the turning point in the match.
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will take you inside the historic third game of the Match of the Century to uncover:
♟ The positional principles Fischer used to seize control
📐 How small moves added up to a dominant position
🔍 Key takeaways you can apply in your own games—no matter your rating
This is a game that will change how you think about positional chess. Learn how Fischer stayed calm under pressure, applied timeless rules, and shifted the momentum of the most famous match in chess history.
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► Chapters
00:00 Fischer’s game that changed the chess history!
00:13 Bobby Fischer vs Boris Spassky, World Championship 1972, Game 3
02:24 Fischer’s SHOCKING move
03:35 Fischer’s GOLDEN RULE of chess
04:31 Fischer playing like Mikhail Tal
06:07 Spassky’s positional error
07:43 Important positional idea about pawn majority
09:12 Maintaining the tension (to take is a mistake)
10:38 Fischer completely paralyzing Spassky’s position
11:27 Opposite-colored Bishops with Queens
12:08 Offense is the best defense
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